What has happened?

Apple has announced two serious critical software vulnerabilities across the iOS, iPadOS and MacOS platforms. The vulnerabilities are being actively exploited by cyber attackers and could potentially lead to system compromise and data loss/leakage.

Which Apple products are affected?

Device	Operating System
iPhone XS and later	Earlier than iOS version 17.1.2
iPad Pro (all models) iPad Air 3rd generation and later iPad 6th generation and later iPad mini 5th generation and later	Earlier than iPad OS version 17.1.2
Safari Browser on macOS Monterey and Ventura	Earlier than version 17.1.2
Macs running macOS Sonoma	Earlier than version 17.1.2

What do I need to do?

Apple has released patches for these vulnerabilities. Please update your devices immediately.

Device Type	How to update
For iPhone Devices	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204204
For iPad Devices
For Mac Devices	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201541

Need more information?

Please refer to the official advisory from SingCERT: https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-advisories/alerts/2023/al-2023-152

Please contact NUS IT Care at 6516 2080 or ITCare@nus.edu.sg should you have any queries.

 

 

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